D-8 Secretary-General Ambassador Sohail Mahmood undertakes official visit to Ankara The Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, undertook a high-level official visit to Ankara from 23 to 25 February 2026 — his first since assuming office on 1 January 2026. The visit reaffirmed… Read More Read More
D-8 Commissioners meet in Lahore for second informal retreat ahead of the 12th D-8 Summit The Second Informal D-8 Commissioners’ Retreat was hosted by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Lahore on 5-6 February 2026. The Retreat brought together D-8 Commissioners and representatives from all Member States, providing a platform for informal… Read More Read More
D-8 Secretariat and ADFIMI agree on Enhanced Cooperation in Development Finance 2 February 2026 The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation and the Association of National Development Finance Institutions in Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank (ADFIMI) have agreed to advance structured cooperation in development finance, capacity building, SME support, and Halal economy initiatives.… Read More Read More
D-8 and Organization of Turkic States (OTS) discuss ways to strengthen Institutional Cooperation The Secretary-General of the Developing Eight (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation, H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, met with the Secretary-General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), H.E. Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev, at the OTS Secretariat in Istanbul. The meeting focused on… Read More Read More
D-8 and SESRIC Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthening Institutional Cooperation 9 January 2026 H.E. Ms. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Director General of the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), paid a courtesy call on H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), at… Read More Read More
Ambassador Sohail Mahmood assumes the Office of the Secretary-General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, assumed responsibilities as the new Secretary-General of the Developing-8 (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation today. The change was formalised in a ceremony held at the Headquarters of the D-8 Secretariat in… Read More Read More
D-8 Trade Ministers reinforce their Commitment to deepen Trade Integration The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) has successfully convened its 4th Meeting of the Trade Ministers Council (TMC,) as well as the preceding Senior Officials Meeting (SOM), in Cairo, Egypt on 2 December 2025. The meeting, hosted by the… Read More Read More
First D-8 Media Forum concluded in Baku with adoption of the Baku Declaration 2025 The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) successfully convened the First D-8 Media Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 21 November 2025, hosted by the Media Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Held under the theme “Fostering Dialogue, Collaboration, and… Read More Read More
D-8 Week holds in Baku, Outline plans to Strengthen Strategic Cooperation and Climate Resilience The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) successfully held its D-8 Week in Baku, Azerbaijan from 13-17 October 2025. The D-8 Week, which was the first since the establishment of the organization in 1997, featured two significant high-level events, the… Read More Read More
D-8 Youth Dialogue 2025 concluded in Baku with Adoption of Baku Youth Declaration The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) has successfully concluded the D-8 Youth Dialogue 2025, held from 6 to 9 December 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The… Read More Read More
